Here's an activity that will help you observe and analyze the biodiversity of a sample from the environment (this could include other ecological studies). This exercise provides an application for what you learned in the previous exercises about species richness and other measures of biodiversity.
The first step is to choose an area of study. For example, examine the biodiversity of:
Next, identify and count the number of different items. Remember, the underlying assumptions are:
Visit the How to Calculate Biodiversity page for a complete explanation.
To begin analyzing your data, answer the following questions: